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In 1964, he succeeded Rufus D. Hayes as insurance commissioner. Hayes declined to seek a second elected term in the position. Among the losing candidates were State Representative Jack M. Dyer of [[Baton Rouge]] and state Senator Speedy Oteria Long (1927-2006) of LaSalle Parish, the choice of [[John J. McKeithen]], the successful gubernatorial candidate that year. Speedy Long went on to serve in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The Long-Guglielmo rivalry reflected the split in the Long ranks which had surfaced in the first primary held in December 1963. Guglielmo carried the backing of defeated gubernatorial candidates Shelby Marion Jackson (1903-1972), [[Robert F. Kennon]], Claude Kirkpatrick (1917-1997), and Gillis William Long (1923-1985).<ref>''Minden Press'', November 4, 1963, p. 12.</ref>​

In 1964, he succeeded Rufus D. Hayes as insurance commissioner. Hayes declined to seek a second elected term in the position. Among the losing candidates were State Representative Jack M. Dyer of [[Baton Rouge]] and state Senator Speedy Oteria Long (1927-2006) of LaSalle Parish, the choice of [[John J. McKeithen]], the successful gubernatorial candidate that year. Speedy Long went on to serve in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. The Long-Guglielmo rivalry reflected the split in the Long ranks which had surfaced in the first primary held in December 1963. Guglielmo carried the backing of defeated gubernatorial candidates Shelby Marion Jackson (1903-1972), [[Robert F. Kennon]], Claude Kirkpatrick (1917-1997), and Gillis William Long (1923-1985).<ref>''Minden Press'', November 4, 1963, p. 12.</ref>​

Though a freshman U.S. Representatives for Louisiana's since disbanded 8th congressional district, Gillis Long ran for governor in 1963 and then lost his U.S. House seat in 1964 to his distant cousin, Speedy Long, who had run unsuccessfully for insurance commissioner in 1963.  

Though a freshman U.S. Representatives for Louisiana's since disbanded 8th congressional district, Gillis Long ran for governor in 1963 and then lost his U.S. House seat in 1964 to his distant cousin, Speedy Long, who had run unsuccessfully for insurance commissioner in 1963.

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In 1967, Guglielmo won a second term as insurance commissioner. He defeated four intra-party opponents, John W. Davidson, Jack Simpson, a young insurance agent and a member of the Natchitoches Parish Police Jury;<ref>Jack Simpson advertisement, ''Minden Press-Herald'', October 13, 1967, p. 4.</ref> Raymond C. Wingate, and the [[conservative]] state Senator Willie Spencer Myrick (1918-1991) of Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish. In Guglielmo's second term, several insurance companies failed to pay claims in a timely manner and forced the insured to accept lower amounts by with-holding payment until the insured was desperate. Guglielmo worked to require claims be paid more faithfully and also backed the claims of numerous insurance agents against a number of the companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/crra?a=d&d=cher19671102-01.1.14&txq=Dudley+Guglielmo|title=Guglielmo advertisement|publisher=Catholicnewsarchive.org|date=November 2, 1967|accessdate=March 25, 2019}}</ref> Guglielmo's failure to clarify and advertise these actions may have cost him a third term.

In 1967, Guglielmo won a second term as insurance commissioner. He defeated four intra-party opponents, John W. Davidson, Jack Simpson, a young insurance agent and a member of the Natchitoches Parish Police Jury;<ref>Jack Simpson advertisement, ''Minden Press-Herald'', October 13, 1967, p. 4.</ref> Raymond C. Wingate, and the [[conservative]] state Senator Willie Spencer Myrick (1918-1991) of Oak Grove in West Carroll Parish. In Guglielmo's second term, several insurance companies failed to pay claims in a timely manner and forced the insured to accept lower amounts by with-holding payment until the insured was desperate. Guglielmo worked to require claims be paid more faithfully and also backed the claims of numerous insurance agents against a number of the companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/crra?a=d&d=cher19671102-01.1.14&txq=Dudley+Guglielmo|title=Guglielmo advertisement|publisher=Catholicnewsarchive.org|date=November 2, 1967|accessdate=March 25, 2019}}</ref> Guglielmo's failure to clarify and advertise these actions may have cost him a third term.